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Rand Paul: Scalise's presence at congressional baseball practice most likely prevented 'massacre'
Roger Williams , Zach Barth; lobbyist Matt Mika; and Capitol Police Agent Crystal Griner. "It is clear to me, based on various eyewitness accounts, that without these two heroes, Agent Bailey and Agent Griner, many lives would have been lost", said Ryan, who got a standing ovation from the House chamber. [Full Article...]
James Hodgkinson: 5 Things To Know About Alleged Virginia Shooting Suspect
Capitol Police and Alexandria police officers who responded to the scene exchanged fire with the shooter, according to Capitol Police Chief Matthew Verderosa. Hodgkinson shows him as politically active, with several photos of former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. [Full Article...]
Cosby jury tells judge it's stuck
After O'Neill's direction, jurors worked into the evening. Seven times, the jury returned to the judge with questions, asking to rehear portions of the testimony or asking for clarification on the language in a charge. He added that Cosby "is just happy that we have fair and impartial jurors ". The chants of Cosby's supporters found their way to his other alleged sexual assault survivor... [Full Article...]
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein says there's no cause to fire Mueller
Ruddy issued a terse response directed at Spicer, but also admitted he didn't speak to Trump personally about this. Doubt, however, has been cast on that explanation because of cryptic testimony from former FBI Director James Comey last week. [Full Article...]
Pyongyang returns United States student, now in a coma
Securing Warmbier's release "was a big priority" for President Donald Trump , who worked "very hard and very closely" with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. Last week, North Korean officials told Yun about Warmbier's medical condition. He said: "We are in a stage where we are moving into this next effort of, 'Are we going to have to, in effect, start tak... [Full Article...]
Heroic Capitol Police Officer - and Her Wife - Get Presidential Visit
Lawmakers at the scene of Wednesday's baseball practice shooting described themselves as "sitting ducks" and said the violence would have been a "massacre" if not for Majority Whip Steve Scalise's detail - spurring new questions over whether congressional security practices should be overhauled. [Full Article...]
Blimp crashes at US Open golf tournament
Open champion since Rory McIlroy shot 77 at Olympic Club and missed the cut. The most recent was Sergio Garcia at the Masters. Fowler is at No. No one took advantage like Fowler. QUOTABLE: "You don't get many rounds at the U.S. Open that are stress-free". "Based on [conditions] through the first four or five holes, that's kind of what I figured". [Full Article...]
Ryan: "Let Mueller do his job"
Rosenstein said that while it depends on the circumstances, "I think the general answer is no". "No, I have not", he said. "At the end of the day, our Founders gave us a system where the president does have the power to take care that the laws be faithfully executed", Katyal said. [Full Article...]